I'd like to thank all the team at ██████ VPN for ████████████. (The opening speech isn't about a real person, by the way; it was just the worst possible segue I could think of.)
@THEPLANETEARTH5 жыл бұрын
PIN ME PLEASE
@dandanthedandan75585 жыл бұрын
THEPLANETEARTH no
@RichardCox05 жыл бұрын
I’m still confused
@wasir37035 жыл бұрын
4 days ago??
@hypnopyr90845 жыл бұрын
I only use my VPN as an Adblock for my iPhone.
@joen04115 жыл бұрын
VPN also prevents bear attacks. I’ve been using VPN for the last 5 years and haven’t been attacked by any bears.
@Merahki38635 жыл бұрын
Guys I can also attest to this. It's something they never talk about.
@RustOnWheels5 жыл бұрын
But do watch out for Tunnel bears!
@exi_sfx5 жыл бұрын
Sledanet came to write the same joke, hope people get it
@TonboIV5 жыл бұрын
It's true. I don't have a VPN, and I'm constantly being attacked by bears. Actually it's only one bear all the time. Actually, I think it might be a dog. Actually, I think she's just trying to lick me.
@LostDryerSocks5 жыл бұрын
I wear glasses and use a VPN and I got attacked by a squirrel. Guess neither prevent squirrel attacks.
As a proud gay computer science engineer pirate assassin I must say you are setting your goals way to low.
@arK-zs6ip5 жыл бұрын
Larry Lewinsohn na
@hbryster965 жыл бұрын
OSW Review HD this is the last place I’d expect to see an osw comment. Btw jay what bar is Tom?
@Theycallmeali3.125 жыл бұрын
DOINK MAKIN KIDS CRY BRAH
@Sarcastix75 жыл бұрын
Gay Pirate Assassins: "He's on to us"
@ShainAndrews5 жыл бұрын
Nope, only you. I happen to assaginate gay pirates. Completely different. Now can I get your address to expedite this process?
@lord_scrubington5 жыл бұрын
YAR
@evanallaire28295 жыл бұрын
chartreuse by capital cities
@Mentat135 жыл бұрын
this is going well
@BenWillock5 жыл бұрын
Vento Aureo anyone?
@bazil41462 жыл бұрын
Calling AES “military grade encryption” is like calling oxygen “military grade air.” It’s not totally wrong, it’s just that everyone is breathing that same air
@Jujiro_Hanma Жыл бұрын
That’s what he said tf
@JustAGoatt Жыл бұрын
Pure oxygen is a great way to cause combustion, so I think it's military grade air
@alt1763 Жыл бұрын
@@JustAGoatt and dying for after a couple hours
@Joeysaladslover Жыл бұрын
We also watched the video thanks
@arifinmustafa9741 Жыл бұрын
Great explantation.
@dennisbrannvalls1fan9645 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t believe Tom would throw gay pirate assassins under the bus like that.
@pandinus13775 жыл бұрын
Give us maul skins you rascal
@pinkeye005 жыл бұрын
butt pirates you mean.
@dorleysflir53505 жыл бұрын
Let me try and understand something. If everything is already encrypted and we're not really needing a VPN, why worry about a VPN seeing what the ISP was seeing? The ISP needs to keep the logs in many country's for 5 years, so no logs means no 5 year history. I'm not a GPA but do value my privacy. Besides, I don't know what I'm searching today that might become illegal within 5 years.
@koteghe7600 Жыл бұрын
@@dorleysflir5350Even if you search something and then it becomes illegal, you can't have any problems with that, because that's not how law works
@mildlyconcerning2 ай бұрын
@@dorleysflir5350You can't commit a crime that doesen't exist yet. also I would love to know what you're searching that you're worried about it being illegal
@icepolymer25944 жыл бұрын
Guys, I think it's Raid: Shadow Legends.
@kanedaku4 жыл бұрын
Ah, someone else who watches Simon Whistler videos.I still to this day dont know about Shadow Legends
@sablovestwice4 жыл бұрын
@@kanedaku what
@kanedaku4 жыл бұрын
@@sablovestwice What
@TheBurritoBanditt4 жыл бұрын
No its Raid: Shadow Master Coins Seven Sins 99 Lengends Deluxe New Funky Mode
@CaseyQuotes4 жыл бұрын
No, it said ■■■■ VPN
@d-lynnz78554 жыл бұрын
Dang, shame that VPN backed out of the sponsor deal; the gay pirate assassin market would've probably been really profitable
@cubix64954 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@thomasball54324 жыл бұрын
Yarrr kween!
@Ken.-4 жыл бұрын
Arggg, Matey. We already get loads of free booty.
@gaypirateassassin24044 жыл бұрын
now i dont know which vpn i should buy... rip
@TollyKipper4 жыл бұрын
@@gaypirateassassin2404 oh no...
@DanielDatic2 жыл бұрын
Lots of people saying that this video aged poorly because Tom now is sponsored by a VPN company, but did it really age poorly? In this old video, Tom is clearing up some of the "false" claims that VPN companies make and talks about how he dislikes ads that lie or mislead - he himself did not use any of these claims in his new video where he is sponsored by a VPN company. In the new video, he literally says that he is using a VPN because he is traveling a lot and away from home, which automatically makes websites show up in dutch, and prices in Euros. He also said that he could not access a UK government site without the VPN. I don't think this aged poorly. I think he is sticking to his principles and did an honest VPN advert.
@muhammadzidnii25772 жыл бұрын
I actually feel that VPN advertising changed after this video. It went from making bogus claims about VPN to advertising what they have over other companies
@imEden02 жыл бұрын
It's not a bad advert either.
@ThePurpleCheesecakeZebra2 жыл бұрын
exactly. hes just pointing out that vpns have very little advantage in security and the advertisers are usually only highlighting the security side because the real reason people use vpns is in a legal and sometimes moral grey area
@mrtbts2 жыл бұрын
agreed
@PhatOof2 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadzidnii2577 It absolutely did, it was a massive shift.
@klutterkicker5 жыл бұрын
As a gay pirate who is not an assassin, I feel largely represented by this advert.
@ale6creations6405 жыл бұрын
Same
@coscorrodrift5 жыл бұрын
Never too late to change careers
@Bigbaydota5 жыл бұрын
@@coscorrodrift you dont choose the pirate life, the pirate life chooses you
@sentientsaladstudios63265 жыл бұрын
Pirate life the chose you chose life pirate the you
@Headlock1234567895 жыл бұрын
Yarr harr fiddle-dee-dee, my dudes.
@Her_Imperious_Condescension4 жыл бұрын
I'm a gay pirate assassin and a VPN has helped immensely, thanks Tom.
@JonasDAtlas4 жыл бұрын
@@ayefries Well I never considered that, but now I can't not and I want answers
@unknownbutawesome87594 жыл бұрын
Or are you a gay that pirate assassin?
@flavoredchin4 жыл бұрын
@@unknownbutawesome8759 unfortunately, that's not a grammatically valid interpretation.
Karel Veliký Didn’t they stem from Telltale’s The Walking Dead? Fallout 4 had those pop ups in 2015, while Telltale TWD came out in 2012
@MrKamillordo4 жыл бұрын
There was no sponsorship. At least that's how I took it. And if I didn't understand your joke, then shame on me I guess.
@user-be1it9zi8v Жыл бұрын
I think one inclusion that's worth mentioning is that a VPN might hide your identity and stop tracking etc but the second you login to a website like Google, facebook, then all of that goes out the window. Too many people think a VPN gives them privacy and then stroll around the Internet logged in to their google account, linked to their facebook account, linked to their steam account....
@Secretman335 жыл бұрын
Are you telling me advertisements aren’t to be trusted and that people lie? I can’t believe it
@DarkPortall5 жыл бұрын
I know you're being ironic, but false advertisment just goes unregulated. In my opinion, any false or misleading advertisment should be removed and the company's advertising rights removed.
@Secretman335 жыл бұрын
DarkPortal yet that is an optimistic hope that will almost certainly never see the light of day
@snowfloofcathug5 жыл бұрын
Secretman33 But it’s on the internet, it must be true
@DarkPortall5 жыл бұрын
@@Secretman33 yes, i'm being optimistic, but im talking about the ideal state, not the way to it. Ideally we'd start with people boycotting theese companies, and not skipping the ad so the company pays the creator
@Mike__B5 жыл бұрын
@@DarkPortall All the milk around here states rBST-free! Which isn't a lie, but it's also what everyone does in the state, so is it misleading? Or just making you feel like you're getting something better than everyone else?
@bensmart28294 жыл бұрын
"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assassins, and gay pirate assassins" This is why I'm subscribed to this channel
@iwbmo4 жыл бұрын
exactly
@liwu70684 жыл бұрын
Yes
@viola48254 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy rn 😊 I’m your 1.5 k like
@FooxTru4 жыл бұрын
1.8K likes and 3 replies lmao
@Uhuxxs4 жыл бұрын
So you're a gay pirate assassin?
@spacegoose29894 жыл бұрын
VPN also prevents death! I haven’t died once in my whole life! Edit: Those scammers lied to me
@toymachine23284 жыл бұрын
All evidence points to you being immortal
@Hans59584 жыл бұрын
Correlation does not imply causation, but I can see the way you try to put the satire.
@anaverageprince23504 жыл бұрын
This will not age well
@toymachine23284 жыл бұрын
@@anaverageprince2350 will for a while, once it's proven wrong I'm not too concerned about it.
@Foxyy014 жыл бұрын
👁️👄👁️
@itzkingcringe2 жыл бұрын
I like how when Tom got sponsored by a VPN he only stated the benefits he said in this video and not the bs
@randomdams9179 Жыл бұрын
When did he get sponsored by a VPN?
@bossman0116 Жыл бұрын
@@randomdams9179 If you havent found it yet it's the flower video about the clock that got ruined by the internet
@GeorgeDCowley Жыл бұрын
@@randomdams9179 The flower video.
@Tpbraut Жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeDCowleyalso Tom Scott's new video: "Why are adverts so loud?"
@SkippyTheLost5 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda funny that if the VPN company approved Tom’s version, then I’d probably trust that company more than any other VPN service
@shallowabyss5155 жыл бұрын
100% agree with this point
@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug90425 жыл бұрын
That's true but the business probably wants to keep it's reputation and avoid getting into legal trouble.
@Fenriswaffle5 жыл бұрын
That is not a boat that would float very long. Being associated with/advertised as being good for activities legally grey at best and some of the highest crimes worldwide at worst? Its silly, but it miiight get them in trouble with people who lack that sense of humor and appreciation for honesty.
@BM30005 жыл бұрын
It's basically what ProtonVPN does. Targeting journalists and activists isn't as colorful as gay pirate assassins, but at least it's honest. They even mention "safe file sharing".
@pedrogarcia87065 жыл бұрын
It's probably a bit. I doubt there was actually a real VPN company. I can't remember the last time I saw a sponsored video from Tom.
@WIImotionmasher5 жыл бұрын
FINALLY SOMEONE POINTED THIS BS OUT ITS BEEN DRIVING ME INSANE
@lewiscain-mcaliece18055 жыл бұрын
God, I felt for ages this VPN thing was going to be exposed in one way or another.
@ionymous67335 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy exposed : adjective -- not covered or hidden; visible.
@ionymous67335 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy A major point of VPN advertisers is that it provides protection that isn't there. Most people are already protected. There ARE some reasonable uses though.Why am I typing out the video here? Just watch it.
@ZeldagigafanMatthew5 жыл бұрын
@bob morphy What's the number one thing you here repeated so often in these VPN ads? Privacy. You don't really have a choice but to take them at their word that they don't log anything, and what you're doing is simply changing who can see what sites you're accessing. VPN's do have other uses, sure, but they don't openly advertize that. Either because doing so could damage their image or lead to legal action, or other reasons. If the only thing about your internet activity that you change is using a VPN, you are still just as traceable, especially if you need to enter payment information that doesn't use cryptocurrency.
@jaggerjdm97875 жыл бұрын
like that Lifelock ad that says that they scan the dark web for you personal info. Like how tf are you gonna "scan the dark weeb"
@o-hogameplay1853 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" is like when you make a sci-fi movie, and can not explain how things works, so you just throw words like "quantum", or "nano tech"
@takia56833 жыл бұрын
@@xEqualsRandom "Oh no! They have Quantum Molecular Shielding! We have to get our scientists to produce Dark Matter Nano Tech Blasters if we are to have a chance at defeating them."
@chimadang15733 жыл бұрын
don't forget about electromagnetic, they always throw that one in
@SimonWitt3 жыл бұрын
@@takia5683 no need to do that, you just need to reverse the polarity and they'll be defenceless!
@alphapegasus97612 жыл бұрын
Paracausal
@sharkycat10962 жыл бұрын
“Hacking the mainframe”
@georgeofhamilton Жыл бұрын
“Hiding your sexuality from college administrators” is such an oddly specific example.
@AvalonisHere Жыл бұрын
America is a silly place.
@music-master Жыл бұрын
This is the UK
@RealTkco Жыл бұрын
@@AvalonisHere like how you point out America, but this is a more UK specific thing :)
@valbrrie Жыл бұрын
and unfortunately an oddly common one
@voidreo4827 Жыл бұрын
@@RealTkco Avalon might have remembered the uni in the US where if you were caught holding hands with someone of the same sex, you’d be expelled and they’d keep your tuition.
@SollowP3 жыл бұрын
Coming from someone working in the military; military grade is "lowest bidder that gets the job done"
@TheGrumbliestPuppy3 жыл бұрын
Unless a CEO is friends with someone high up in the pentagon or white house. Then military grade for that project is "as much as their corrupt pals can get away with charging us regardless of quality."
@5.7moy3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it doesn’t get the job done. *laughs in UCP, NWU blue uniform*
@bubbletea19853 жыл бұрын
that's a cool ass profile pic
@RabbiHerschel3 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about serving in a military that is involved with indoctrination against Founding-Stock Americans?
@beenjamminunc133 жыл бұрын
@@bubbletea1985 nigha what
@IceQubed5 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott isn't just a national treasure, he's an international treasure.
@enkiimuto10415 жыл бұрын
The final goal of Nicholas Cage trilogy we've been waiting to see.
@StraveTube5 жыл бұрын
The question of which nation has the right to claim the treasure has been mired in courtrooms for years.
@cantrip75 жыл бұрын
He's a treasure whose location is indiscernible thanks to ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ VPN
@Udontkno75 жыл бұрын
Mr. Worldwide
@NHCH5 жыл бұрын
Italy agree
@Dudotskiiiiii4 жыл бұрын
If a company actually agreed to that advertisement I would actually be interested in getting their service.
@obi-wankenobi54113 жыл бұрын
Most average people won’t. That’d be bad for their business.
@cadentan90833 жыл бұрын
@@obi-wankenobi5411 the thing is anyone watching this video and advert just heard all the things the ad is saying, so by just admitting it in the video makes you look more genuine, honest and down to earth. Probably not a good idea to run that ad to mass audiences, but to people who already know the truth, it works.
@Rig0r_M0rtis3 жыл бұрын
@@cadentan9083 The people "who already know the truth" probably already made the decision and an ad would be wasted money.
@CodenameRune3 жыл бұрын
@@obi-wankenobi5411 Agreed, but different ads for different people. Karen will be persuaded by other things than a CS major might.
@razer65343 жыл бұрын
it's probably norton or pia
@fireblade696 Жыл бұрын
Guys he didn’t change his mind. He didn’t use any of the lying talking points in his video
@rookierook995 жыл бұрын
the irony is that ads displayed on this video are all VPNs.
@TakaG5 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was demonetized now. :/
@Blackadder755 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen an add on youtube since 2008 or around, unless it was integrated in the content
@godmagnus5 жыл бұрын
Keywords and algorithms.
@mytech67795 жыл бұрын
@@Blackadder75 "Brave" web browser?
@TheRealFrank05 жыл бұрын
KZbin Vanced
@zacharypower76745 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has ever been in or known someone in the military knows "Military grade" means "Built by the lowest bidder" anyway
@jlammetje5 жыл бұрын
We're also all using a "military grade communications network", i.e. the internet :-D
@cyborg_v2715 жыл бұрын
Miliitary Grade: AKA: The servers are built like bricks to withstand explosives, not sure how that helps the virtual customers but hey XD
@lordbinkythebuffoon54655 жыл бұрын
AES has very solid foundations tbh. The only weaknesses are implementation specific ones.
@passthebutterrobot26005 жыл бұрын
My underpants must be military grade, as they were the cheapest I could find.
@718Gilbert5 жыл бұрын
I mean you're correct but also the US military also sets minimum requirements of performance that can be higher than civilian use stuff
@benjaminnelson54555 жыл бұрын
Also, does this mean Tom is going to start an "Honest Ads" series/mini-series?
@felinetech92155 жыл бұрын
Damn !! That would be EPIC
@CharmEng895 жыл бұрын
I would love that too!
@Tom-fb6nz5 жыл бұрын
that would be cool
@charliefranklin85235 жыл бұрын
@Tom Scott please do this
@patrik51235 жыл бұрын
Here's to hope!
@Xnoob5452 жыл бұрын
The military grade encryption part reminds me of one of his linguistics videos Saying your VPN uses military grade encryption is like saying your tomatoes are 100% vegan
@strehlow Жыл бұрын
Or your bottled water is gluten free.
@halbronk7133 Жыл бұрын
@@strehlow It makes me laugh when I go to the store and there's a wall of items that all have tags on them saying things like "gluten free," "kosher," "vegan." Like, if you care about eating kosher, you probably know that rice is kosher. Yes, marketing department, olive oil is, in fact, vegan.
@MihkelKukk7 ай бұрын
Now imagine they could implement Citadel II Encryption into a VPN...
@haydo83735 ай бұрын
I've gone down this rabbit hole, many fertilisers have blood and bone, straight from the slaughter house, but I get the sentiment
@franceskinskij2 ай бұрын
and yet another advert stretching Grice's maxims
@DeviousWizard4 жыл бұрын
"Military grade encryption" is essentially the same as "Surgical grade steel" a buzzword used to sell you things
@ulisesr6144 жыл бұрын
Or “Aircraft grade aluminum”
@liiannopeekarriS4 жыл бұрын
Or Space grade aluminium
@johnwicked11324 жыл бұрын
just use tour
@sirhootsalot23434 жыл бұрын
John Wicked the Mario kart game?
@andywest57734 жыл бұрын
Or "digital quality audio".
@rhettorical5 жыл бұрын
FINALLY someone explains why most of the VPN claims are BS.
@1480-b5g5 жыл бұрын
Especially nordvpn. They are by far the worst and the most suspicious
@BlackTecno25 жыл бұрын
That's cool and all, but are we not gonna talk about those password managers?
@itsblack23215 жыл бұрын
@@BlackTecno2 I think password managers are fine
@Christian-vq3lr5 жыл бұрын
Rhettorical I’ve been made fun of so much for saying it, and now I have an easy link to send to explain myself with little effort
@nocare5 жыл бұрын
@@BlackTecno2 Is there something wrong with password managers?? Or are they just doing shitty advertising practices like VPNs??
@NVclosetmedgrower5 жыл бұрын
I am no longer scared of my online passwords and identity being stolen. I am however scared shitless that I'm being spied on by gay pirate assassins. Thanks tom
@roguishpaladin5 жыл бұрын
Yarr.
@Stoney_Eagle5 жыл бұрын
Whaaahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa 😂
@csharpcoffee5 жыл бұрын
YarghhhAANNH!. This is the sound of a pirate taking it in his black hole
@Farmergreen8775 жыл бұрын
Arrrr I be taking ur booty now 😏
@shinjisan20155 жыл бұрын
Use a password manager instead. It has a secure master password on a browser extension or app, can even require you use an authenticator on a second device, and then all the other passwords can be generated by the password manager. You just remember the highly secure master password and that's it.
@Spiderwolfer2 жыл бұрын
One employee getting bribed to "leave" a usb in a server or computer is a real threat. The people/company hiring the employee will pay an exorbitant amount of money for this and this is one of the reasons that nothing can be truly secure. Though this is not extremely common, it does happen and is sometimes very hard to notice or fix. Great video.
@celarc994 жыл бұрын
"Military Grade" = The cheapest most cost effective way to accomplish whatever it is needs accomplishing.
@BigIggy4 жыл бұрын
"The lowest bidder" Always.
@SlenderSmurf4 жыл бұрын
floppy disks for nuclear operations
@katyungodly4 жыл бұрын
The government will always go with the cheapest option, so “military grade” isn’t exactly a good thing. I worked with 2 electricians as my bosses and the mayor of our town always took us for jobs because we were a tiny new business and thus the cheapest bidders.
@BlankControl4 жыл бұрын
That's actually cause floppy disks cannot be remotely hacked.
@warbossgegguz6794 жыл бұрын
That, or an incredibly dated way due to a mix of security concerns and bureaucratic red tape. For reference, see the nuclear security still operating off of 8-inch floppy disks and/or the entirety of the VA.
@AndreRhineDavis4 жыл бұрын
I'm really proud of Tom for not sacrificing his honesty and integrity for "a lot of money"
@markusala-turkia30793 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 I don't think they're even paying him anymore and he's just doing the "ads" as a part of his videos. I mean, do you really think NordVPN watches them and goes "yep, this is good advertisement for us"? I don't.
@ketchup50993 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 lot of money at times is less than $100
@roguish7663 жыл бұрын
@@RandomNameLastName811 ah yes, because we all go to internet historian for trustworthy information especially on data security, what a scam artist selling out
@durkarjen3 жыл бұрын
You took the word right out of my mouth, Andre. It chears my up to see an ask of integrety.
@alaricmtb58063 жыл бұрын
Never gonna tell a lie about my VPN
@za902552 жыл бұрын
KZbin recommending me this video after Tom got sponsored by Nord VPN is ironic That's a good one algorithm
@rickseiden15 жыл бұрын
"That was a lot of money left on the table. A lot of money." And that, Tom, is why we trust you!
@iZainAli5 жыл бұрын
True that
@nitehawk865 жыл бұрын
Worth it to use "Gay Pirate Assassins" in a serious toned video.
@ykl12775 жыл бұрын
I've also left a lot of money on the table. Will you trust me with your credit card number, ssn, birthday and mother's maiden name?
@hhaavvvvii5 жыл бұрын
There's no actual proof of the censor bars actually censoring a real company. I'd bet good money there is no such company, and it plays into the story being told.
@TwilightEpiphany5 жыл бұрын
@@hhaavvvvii that's what i think too! the segue at the beginning seemed a little strange to me.
@azathoththe3rd3 жыл бұрын
As a KZbinr parodying the FBI once said " oh no they're using a VPN. What am I gonna do. I doubt I have the authority to make them hand over their uses logs due to federal regulation."
@blight18853 жыл бұрын
Any chance you remember the video? Sounds like it was very funny
@azathoththe3rd3 жыл бұрын
@@blight1885 Things your FBI agent says
@bajnhk95223 жыл бұрын
@@blight1885 The FBI agent said calmly
@Aestareth_3 жыл бұрын
honestly never seen that video but is it jReg
@keithmcdermott81193 жыл бұрын
Ya but some are based in say romainia amd Switzerland that dont generally comply with outsiders demands for accounts bank or otherwise. So still ok to have that extra safety. Imo
@TallBison5 жыл бұрын
Tom: refuses to compromise a high quality video for VPN advertisers. KZbin: runs 2 different VPN ads after the video
@darthdanger6665 жыл бұрын
Still integrety
@fartingfury5 жыл бұрын
It's like in the movie The China Syndrome, where a nuclear reactor nearly goes boom and just after the news report there's an ad for a microwave :-)
@sodiboo5 жыл бұрын
Me, an intellectual: turns off wifi to hide the ads
@sparkybish5 жыл бұрын
KZbin being KZbin, amiright kids?
@LisaBowers5 жыл бұрын
Haha. I got Express VPN ads before _and_ after the video.
@TheReaverOfDarkness2 жыл бұрын
There is always a lot of money in lying to a lot of people. Tom, you're not the hero we deserve but you are the hero we need!
@CocoTheMii3 жыл бұрын
"If I took a sponsorship from a boat manufacturer and then it turned out that the boats sank, that would suck." -Tom Scott, 2019
@drakez3413 жыл бұрын
Well yes they are not supposed to do that
@dihydrogenmonoxide92103 жыл бұрын
this video is sponsored by white star line
@prinzeszelda36503 жыл бұрын
I mean. Whatever floats your boat
@CocoTheMii3 жыл бұрын
@@prinzeszelda3650 not this, clearly
@shadowfox34423 жыл бұрын
@@prinzeszelda3650 well not them, apparently.
@picowill5 жыл бұрын
I was about to say, "Tom, you could have used that link on the screen to Rick Roll us", but upon checking it... I was indeed Rick Rolled and I congratulate you.
@guidogaggl40204 жыл бұрын
2:36
@CasperTheRestless4 жыл бұрын
i was so proud of him
@8b8b8b4 жыл бұрын
dQw4... wait, seems familiar
@NilesBlackX4 жыл бұрын
dQw = Rick Roll
@yammmit4 жыл бұрын
Will Levine at this point most people know the link just by looking at it.
@leophyte96635 жыл бұрын
Well Tom, you did it, you refused a big ol' bunch of cash to keep your free speech, and in the way you taught us about VPNs. You flippin legend.
@samsh0-q3a5 жыл бұрын
But nobody was stopping him....
@sidjindal5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely legend.
@scripter135 жыл бұрын
Creative legend.
@Foxfire_forty-nine5 жыл бұрын
@@samsh0-q3a monetization would, as it has stopped many other KZbin channels.
@glenns_AI2 жыл бұрын
You know how nice it is, that for years I've seen these VPN propaganda videos - and that one of my favourite guys doesn't just fall in place, but actually gives an honest explanation. If we had more people in the world like you Tom, we might stand half a chance.
@Electroporcupine5 жыл бұрын
"Our VPN uses Military Grade Encryption to protect your data" is like a box of cereal with "100% Asbestos Free!" on it.
@tonyhedgewolf5 жыл бұрын
I particularly love the packs of chalk which are labelled 'non-toxic'...
@deidara_85985 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" really means "cheap but durable". AES uses the same key for encryption and decryption, if the attacker gets that key, which is totally possible, then suddenly all the security bestowed by a VPN vanishes.
@SuperSMT5 жыл бұрын
GMO-free sea salt!
@sleeptyper5 жыл бұрын
Bag of sugar - without artificial sweeteners. The bag tastes just like a paper bag should.
@tfae5 жыл бұрын
@@deidara_8598, modern systems generate a fresh key for each session and discard it after the connection is closed. Check out forward secrecy.
@handoverthestromboli67155 жыл бұрын
“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” Was not a line I was expecting to hear today
@polygondwanaland83905 жыл бұрын
I am now
@samthegreatestpickle16324 жыл бұрын
When were you expecting to hear it?
@handoverthestromboli67154 жыл бұрын
sam king of the lions tomorrow
@nikkehtine4 жыл бұрын
“Are you a gay assassin pirate?” yes, I am
@jaynee85814 жыл бұрын
"F*CK, Dave pack your stuff, they're on to us!"
@exacutor95 жыл бұрын
Damn Tom, you've got balls. bye bye to your VPN sponsorships but hello to an enormous amount of respect.
@d4b5 жыл бұрын
Ironically, a VPN company DID manage to advertise on the pre-roll, whether they intentionally did this, or an algorithm matched them as a "great fit".
@ZachTangen5 жыл бұрын
@@d4b I'd go with algorithm. I think KZbinrs do get a little selection of general categories they can pick from from not down to the actual ads that play. The algorithm sees a key word "VPN" and shows you an ad for a VPN since you just be interested in them.
@d4b5 жыл бұрын
@@ZachTangen Right. In this case, I was referring to "they" as the advertiser(s). I trust Tom not to intentionally solicit/accept a VPN company, at least here. :-)
@whitepeoplergullible92415 жыл бұрын
These comments are so obviously curated. Nord got hacked. He's doing damage control.
@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7 Жыл бұрын
@@whitepeoplergullible9241clearly not considering I can see posts like this
@georgelloydgonzalez2 ай бұрын
And just like that, Tom changed the VPN companies' advertising game forever
@njones4205 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of listening to the Edward Snowden podcast.... I'm watching this on my etch-a-sketch, from inside a faraday-cage in the woods.
@chrisschuck29745 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant. Thanks
@brainmind40705 жыл бұрын
I hear Magna-Doodles get better reception.
@njones4205 жыл бұрын
@@brainmind4070 Blasphemy!
@Erebus-PCFX5 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@ZaJaClt5 жыл бұрын
5g is coming, so soon a drone will fly a camera in near your neck of Woods and ull be streamed live 247
@spudhead1694 жыл бұрын
"My VPN company doesn't keep logs." "How do you know?" "Well they said so." "Uh huh!"
@sfglim53413 жыл бұрын
@LastName Almaember 😂😭
@swindlesmccoop3 жыл бұрын
i remember a while back, the fbi was investigating this guy for something, and they asked a vpn company for the logs of the guy. the company was like "we dont keep any logs," which they doubted, so they investigated them and found out that they did not in fact keep any logs.
@alpheusmadsen84853 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the typical VPN company can be trusted not to keep any logs, but I find it funny that Facebook also offers a VPN service. If there's *anyone* I wouldn't trust not to keep logs, it would be Facebook.
@ThatGreatGuyJesus3 жыл бұрын
@@swindlesmccoop That was express VPN seized by the Turkish government. Or maybe the example you're giving is a separate incident, but Turkey did seize some servers related to an assassination of a Russian ambassador in Turkey & they came up blank
@swindlesmccoop3 жыл бұрын
@@ThatGreatGuyJesus might be that one, but i think the one im thinking of is private internet access
@mrhatsy3 жыл бұрын
Before this video, the main thing VPN sponsorships talked about was the security, after this video the main selling point for VPNs became the feature of obtaining content from other countries.
@muhammadzidnii25772 жыл бұрын
And not slowing down their connection when using vpn
@ilyasofficial16172 жыл бұрын
@@muhammadzidnii2577 that's good
@mystrdat Жыл бұрын
They're still happily using all of those.
@IIARROWS Жыл бұрын
Nope, it's still mainly on false security.
@phfen10 ай бұрын
Yep, and with no shame that it is then often a fringe of law or regulations (which Tom mentions rightly).
@pizzaboi342 жыл бұрын
I'm here after nordvpn sponsored robot tom scott twin.
@ericpa062 жыл бұрын
Glad to know I'm not the only one who remembered this video hahaha
@cyrilconnolly94513 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone who can clearly explain a VPN without their sole motivation being money. Thanks Tom
@lunakoala50533 жыл бұрын
To be fair tho: I don't hear those misleading claims in most sponserships. Usually it's just "Watch Netflix like you're in the US". Still not optimal to then link to the website filled with those misleading claims. But it's a long shot of actively being deceptive themselves.
@raymondbenjamins58843 жыл бұрын
@@lunakoala5053 not sure what you're watching then, but most VPN ads in videos I watch claim it protects your data, which it clearly does not in any meaningful way.
@lunakoala50533 жыл бұрын
@@raymondbenjamins5884 then you watch worse creators than I do (when it comes to this sort of thing)
@cdscissor2 жыл бұрын
@@lunakoala5053 These claims of security tend to have died down as of late. Back when Tom made this video it was quite common to overemphasise it.
@m.hprince65142 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you forgot what tom said at the beginning, he knows and understands this stuff, you can't have a wood sculpturer to know data science. I'm not ruling out the money but, many just don't know it and saw only the visible capability of it
@debaelwyn5 жыл бұрын
To be fair, something marketing itself at "This is for gay pirate assassins!" would at least get a second look from me, because, c'mon! That'd be fantastic.
@syystomu5 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@sanjaymatsuda45045 жыл бұрын
Is that gay pirates who are also assassins, or assassins who specialize in assassinating gay pirates, or gay assassins who specialize in assassinating pirates?
@KingTaltia5 жыл бұрын
@@sanjaymatsuda4504 I like to think I'm a Gay assassin who specializes in killing Pirates. I've never met a Pirate who got away alive. (Though that's mainly because I'm lucky enough to have never met a Pirate)
@SacredDaturaa5 жыл бұрын
I can also see how a VPN might be squirrelly about okaying this ad.... "hey if you're thinking about doing illegal stuff, use Redacted VPN!" Might get them in legal trouble in the future.
@Udontkno75 жыл бұрын
Boom
@MattsAwesomeStuff5 жыл бұрын
Tom, thanks for being a bastion of integrity in this ocean of greed. I was just thinking about what the 5 figures of cash you let on the table would have bought you and how it would have improved your life, and you walked away from it just to be able to know you're a decent person. So, if a reminder is of any help, you're a decent person and the world is a better place with you in it.
@desert-rat1455 жыл бұрын
The hero we need
@BlueLynx19045 жыл бұрын
well said
@notyrpapa5 жыл бұрын
hear hear
@ruaridhusher43735 жыл бұрын
Hard agree :)
@SQERDOMOONLIGHT5 жыл бұрын
Maybe even 6 figures. The best KZbin sponsorship deals are upwards of 100k per video, and tom seems to be the constitent high viewed A rated channel to get those offers
@muhammadzidnii2577 Жыл бұрын
This video actually changed the way VPN was advertised.
@pythontron87104 жыл бұрын
"It's not wrong. It's just not special" -God when making me
@f0rk7234 жыл бұрын
Ur profile pic looks a little bit like a swastika._.
@johnrubensaragi41254 жыл бұрын
@@f0rk723 Problem?
@f0rk7234 жыл бұрын
@@pythontron8710 it's a snake isn't it? Also I didn't want to insult you.
@f0rk7234 жыл бұрын
@@tidy5156 oh I didn't know that sry. Thanks for telling me ^^
@DaDARKPass4 жыл бұрын
@@f0rk723 Well no... zoom it out and it's clearly the python logo.
@AtomicShrimp3 жыл бұрын
The curtains look like badly deinterlaced video
@pathetic50363 жыл бұрын
damn a 600k ytber having no replies
@iltoni68953 жыл бұрын
Tf you doing here
@jyothia67703 жыл бұрын
hmm
@chicken63673 жыл бұрын
Sup
@choofxd3 жыл бұрын
o/
@tiagozortea5 жыл бұрын
Damn that was ballsy. As an experienced engineer I can say this is by far the most truthful video about what a VPN actually does for you. Thank you Tom for having integrity in a world full of sellouts. Can't say the world will reward you for that but at least you know you have it.
@SupaKoopaTroopa645 жыл бұрын
One thing I think the video should have mentioned is this: The government can still figure out what sites you are connecting to over a VPN. All they have to do is monitor when you send a request to the VPN server, then see what site the VPN server connects to after that. This technique isn't 100% accurate when the server receives multiple requests at once, but it still shows that VPNs aren't as safe as advertised.
@pintpullinggeek5 жыл бұрын
As Tom points out, most people being sponsored by VPNs don't lack integrity they simply lack knowledge in the field. While you could argue that creators should thouroughly research their sponsors that research would probably mainly consist of searches to see if the company behaves ethically and if other trusted creators have done deals with the company (cf. the BetterHelp sponsorship fiasco). Taking sponsorship isn't the same as selling out. Most people don't castigate sports stars for taking money from clothing companies. It just feels a bit 'icky' when our favoured content creators here do it becuase of the different parasocial dynamics.
@brandon50585 жыл бұрын
Supa Koopa Troopa 64 That request is most likely a encrypted request or ‘forged’ request depending on how professional coded.
@NGC14335 жыл бұрын
Well, it still is not too hard spoofing a wifi hotspot in a cafe and mounting a mitm attack
@jama2115 жыл бұрын
+1 to this, said it better than I could have.
@xirma3772 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this! As a fellow industry professional, those VPN ads drive me crazy. I've been complaining about it for years and only now have I found this video. So glad I'm not the only one!
@counter-terrordoge33354 жыл бұрын
I recognise that KZbin link Tom, you can’t trick a Veteran.
@yusufjawaid62164 жыл бұрын
You ain't a veteran if you know of that link 😂
@personme98714 жыл бұрын
Well of course I know you, you're me.
@cryomancer48784 жыл бұрын
🎙️👞
@bird51194 жыл бұрын
@Justsomerandomguy indeed - the only advantage of being a rick roller
@Bearmonkey133 жыл бұрын
You know the rules and so do they!
@Felix-ve9hs5 жыл бұрын
You've lost a lot of Money But you still have your dignity
@Cataclism315365 жыл бұрын
Seriously, hats off to Tom for not corrupting his message, serious respect
@Popupkiller5 жыл бұрын
and integrity
@Reth_Hard5 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, there's not a many KZbinrs that are still having their dignity...
@wcbfg5 жыл бұрын
You've got some tegridy!
@Azivegu5 жыл бұрын
why didnt you use tegridy?
@joelnormal48765 жыл бұрын
Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag.
@bryanadams82645 жыл бұрын
Available 2069
@bruhdabones5 жыл бұрын
Bryan Adams 12 seconds ago
@El8MAGNATE5 жыл бұрын
Assassin's Creed: Pride Flag v1.1 NO CRACK - [CODEX]
@fablion63245 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@SkeleCrafteronYT5 жыл бұрын
Bryan Adams FIRE THE RAINBOWSSS
@ThemanlymanStan Жыл бұрын
I love this video! Thank you so much Tom for being honest with us about VPNs
@YuKonSama5 жыл бұрын
"Things you might not need" - Tom Scott 2019. I would watch a series about these things :D
@magnusdagbro82265 жыл бұрын
Yes! Make one on animal-based food.
@AndrewMcColl5 жыл бұрын
It does feel like a UK version of 'Adam Ruins Everything'
@Lugh3145 жыл бұрын
@@magnusdagbro8226 I guess it's been a hour since you told someone you were vegan, huh?
@Nimashet5 жыл бұрын
@@Lugh314 32 min
@darkfyy5 жыл бұрын
Magnus Dagbro you might not need legs but it sure is great to have some
@littlemisspipebomb47235 жыл бұрын
"great for gay pirate assassins" Finally a service for me
@chrissytheconqueror70495 жыл бұрын
That's gay
@sergioeduardo37975 жыл бұрын
Seems like the next high tier comp in TFT.
@princessllama26635 жыл бұрын
stop assassinating gay pirates
@MasterCrander5 жыл бұрын
"Yo hoe hoe and mmm a bottle of rum for the two of us honey _{it's poisoned}_ "
@flametitan1005 жыл бұрын
This is the representation we truly need in the world.
@Simplywhatever5 жыл бұрын
Watching this from China because that's a valid use for me having a VPN : )
@hxhuang93065 жыл бұрын
Same. People say they like to use vpn services to see censored stuff but I just want to watch some Tom Scott.
@backwoodsjunkie085 жыл бұрын
How are the roits going over there? I don't trust my Media
@joyce_rx5 жыл бұрын
@@backwoodsjunkie08 then use independant sources, not funded/partnered ones
@johnyang7995 жыл бұрын
Build your own from VPS.
@nidonea73975 жыл бұрын
Use wind scribe cause you get like 10gbs a month or use opera browser's built in vpn
@guyprovost2 жыл бұрын
I'm an IT specialist.... This video is refreshing. I could finish your sentences and was right everytime... Very different from what I experienced almost everywhere. Great!
@JustJoshtheDad5 жыл бұрын
This is the main reasom i follow you. Because you have values, and dont compromise just to get paid. Thoughtful, well put together educational content. Keep it up!!!
@tehvanmarjapuu97415 жыл бұрын
haha i got the 69th like. edit:nice
@kundudev14495 жыл бұрын
True that
@dnddonut62425 жыл бұрын
so true i trust tom to give us all of the truth
@screaminlordbyron77675 жыл бұрын
Josh Werth sounds reasomable
@dickurkel69105 жыл бұрын
Having values doesn't mean you should never try to get paid for hard work you do.
@rhysjones97714 жыл бұрын
“great for gays, pirates, assassins, or gay pirate assassins” - Finally an ad for me!!
@absolutelyspiffing4 жыл бұрын
That’s fine, unless you are a pirate or an assassin
@AVI-lh6rm3 жыл бұрын
@@absolutelyspiffing but i wanna be a pirate yarrrr :(
@BRSxIgnition3 жыл бұрын
> THE FBI WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION
@StartRunning.3 жыл бұрын
fbi pirate assassin 😭😭😭😭
@reduxdev3 жыл бұрын
kinda gae ngl
@Alex_Wentworth5 жыл бұрын
This was the most convincing VPN advert i've ever seen, genuinely. Too bad for your sponsor
@LisaBowers5 жыл бұрын
████.com/honest really missed out.
@carterschulte79975 жыл бұрын
As a gay pirate assassin, I have to agree.
@rafaelrafaelrafael5 жыл бұрын
@@carterschulte7997 I'm a gay pirate, should I be concerned?
@eddiemate5 жыл бұрын
Rafael Almeida Possibly, to be safe you might want to use •••• VPN
@andrewrogers667 Жыл бұрын
Always able to find the info I'm actually looking for with Tom's videos, thanks!
@SiveenO4 жыл бұрын
"Gay Pirate Assassin." Not gonna lie that would make a great username.
@jamessawyer98164 жыл бұрын
Dominik Römer I’m sad that this wasn’t written by ‘GayPirateAssassin’
@SiveenO4 жыл бұрын
@@jamessawyer9816 Hah.
@DevanK-rg3td4 жыл бұрын
AYYY
@SiveenO4 жыл бұрын
@@DevanK-rg3td neat
@VanlockFR4 жыл бұрын
Not as good as Hiro Protagonist
@tokicorp11294 жыл бұрын
Tom: can I have a sponsorship VPN company: Yesn’t
@presidentvalentine25204 жыл бұрын
*Nes*
@alexwereschuk20044 жыл бұрын
I think I know what VPN it is
@herby15854 жыл бұрын
Alexander 7629 i think its ExpressVpn, what do you think is it?
@sanderhansen70364 жыл бұрын
@@herby1585 Another guess could be Nord vpn, they have quite an agressive marketing as well.
@grieferjones22374 жыл бұрын
more like VPN company: can we sponsor you Tom: Yesn’t
@upsidedownChad4 жыл бұрын
Respect. Turning down a sponsor deal and telling us your honest opinion / facts about it. Respect.
@dananabread66323 жыл бұрын
mood
@thunderphoenix29323 жыл бұрын
1.3k likes and only 1 reply? I'm gonna change that
@Pepplay333 жыл бұрын
@@thunderphoenix2932 same
@GgGhost3 жыл бұрын
@@thunderphoenix2932 congratulations! We've made it to 4 replies!
@ConstantDerivative3 жыл бұрын
@@GgGhost 5!
@VitusH19010 ай бұрын
It's so great that someone finally says it. I also thought about this every single time I saw one of these vpn advertisements. Great video 👍
@edwardwilliams32163 жыл бұрын
"Military grade" is such a hyped up term, not everything made by "the military" is good. Also, which military are we talking about here?
@alicev15003 жыл бұрын
THE military, duh.
@weir-t7y3 жыл бұрын
Military grade normally means "lowest cost and lowest spec"
@jonjohnson30273 жыл бұрын
"Military grade toilet paper" is all you need to know about "military grade."
@ShitpostShuster3 жыл бұрын
my food is still bad even if I say it's "military grade cooking"
@edwardwilliams32163 жыл бұрын
Wait, wait! This military is military grade.
@KayJay015 жыл бұрын
"The best choice for gay people, pirates, assasins and gay pirate assasins."
@anandmurugan97035 жыл бұрын
Just realized i am the target adudince
@juststeve55425 жыл бұрын
Arrrg, I'd like to buy a long range musket... in pink please.
@catatonicbug75225 жыл бұрын
Does this mean, someone who wants to kill gay pirates, a homosexual person who wants to kill pirates, or a homosexual pirate who also kills people for money?
@tomchapman1285 жыл бұрын
@@catatonicbug7522 Yes.
@jf28015 жыл бұрын
@@catatonicbug7522 yes
@Heyyoudoyouwantto5 жыл бұрын
The hilarity when there's literally a VPN ad on this video.
@DS_41725 жыл бұрын
IP Vanish?
@Heyyoudoyouwantto5 жыл бұрын
@@DS_4172 Yep
@Noam_.Menashe5 жыл бұрын
@@Heyyoudoyouwantto I got express
@themonitor78775 жыл бұрын
@@Noam_.Menashe I got nothing...... oh wait.....( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@luqmanali16195 жыл бұрын
Nord VPN
@blackraen2 жыл бұрын
I *literally* made this exact presentation, all the same data points and warnings, down to the "...and if you're being targeted by nation-state hackers, you have biggest issues" argument after a family member asked me if they should start using a VPN. It is extremely spooky because I matched the exact order of your data points and even sarcastic remarks about their practical usefulness (sans the murder stuff, my mum wouldn't have laughed at that). Good to know I can just send them to your video next time. Spot on.
@danielreid12324 жыл бұрын
This is very accurate for those living in most Western democracies. I've never understood why they're so popular there. However, government censorship was addressed only in passing, which is a huge deal for the majority of people. The advert could have included, "Are you part of the 64% of the world's population whose government censors the internet?" I'm accessing this video from China, home to 18% of the world's population, thanks to a VPN.
@spudsbuchlaw4 жыл бұрын
Ah, hello there!
@brendan87414 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz probably smuggling it in on a flash drive or something
@lordlurk79684 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz There are things like proxy websites which act just like a VPN, allowing you to use a website to access another website and it usually encrypts the data. VPNs are generally just a bunch of proxy website anyways. You could literally rent a server in the U.S. and log into it from China and use the server to browse w.e. you wanted and it'd still achieve the same effect, just more expensive.
@EstrellaViajeViajero4 жыл бұрын
@@Vivi-xn9iz You get it before you enter the country. Using a VPN is not inherently illegal (many Chinese companies use them to connect with customers in the outside world). However, it's what you do with the VPN that might get you in trouble.
@namegeneric93444 жыл бұрын
Same
@TwelveCrows4 жыл бұрын
Ok, can we just take a moment to acknowledge that the link which appears at 2:36 is the link to a rickroll... Tom Scott is a legend!
@cubix64954 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows that link
@cubix64954 жыл бұрын
@hcufvhhf Hychyfvju enter the link as shown in 2:36
@TwelveCrows4 жыл бұрын
@hcufvhhf Hychyfvju rickrolling is when you get someone to watch the video for rick astley's never gonna give you up, by sending them the link disguised as something else
@mikef59514 жыл бұрын
yep XcQ right there. surprised i had to scroll this far to notice that
@JovanLemon4 жыл бұрын
as soon as i noticed it i died laughing
@TheCensoreduser5 жыл бұрын
as an infosec guy im quite glad someone said this.. the vpn ads have really been getting under my skin
@cybergeek112355 жыл бұрын
there are DOZENS of us!
@keithmanfredi5 жыл бұрын
Same here bud. Internet education is so horribly poor throughout the world. Without education these shitty services will continue to be sold.
@TheCensoreduser5 жыл бұрын
@Gibbon ...Brought to you by carl's jr's...
@pyro13245 жыл бұрын
same for a guy with a passing interest in infosec
@Smell-O-Vision-Citrus5 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't bother me so much if they didn't market it as a one-stop solution to being tracked and profiled online. Millions of people are running a VPN service on their computers right now thinking they're invisible to corporations, advertisers, and governments, but it is still ridiculously easy to track you if a VPN is the only thing you're using to protect yourself. Cookies, browser fingerprinting, improperly segmented accounts, the list goes on. These VPN companies are misleading customers and encouraging tech illiteracy to improve their profits.
@sethcaellei52472 жыл бұрын
I just got a legit advert that said "I bet you're watching a Tom Scott video" and scared the living daylights out of me 😨
@gavintantleff4 жыл бұрын
I bet it’s ExpressVPN; They literally have ads on the Pirate Bay.
@Roadsguy4 жыл бұрын
The syllable timing matches.
@happykiller144 жыл бұрын
Makes sense from the little bit of lip reading I can see too
@tbz15514 жыл бұрын
“Literally” ?
@maxithewoowoo4 жыл бұрын
And an ExpressVPN ad came up for me at the beginning
@richardmillhousenixon4 жыл бұрын
It's either ExpressVPN or ProtonVPN. The latter of which I would say is well worth the money because my modem doesn't like my phone or computer unless it's going through a constant ip, aka through a VPN. And only taking a ping hit of 20-25ms it's good for gaming too
@HisCarlnessI5 жыл бұрын
They're also good for avoiding location based pricing.
@Lenron-B065 жыл бұрын
very true.
@TonyRule5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Especially the likes of plane tickets.
@dickurkel69105 жыл бұрын
Also good for bypassing blocks put in schools/universities on specific sites.
@TonyRule5 жыл бұрын
@@genericname8727 You'd be surprised. Prices vary quite a bit based on where they think you are at the time.
@xXRealXx5 жыл бұрын
@@TonyRule why tho?
@davidsanders94264 жыл бұрын
So... is that a gay pirate who dabbles in assassination? An assassin who exclusively targets gay pirates? Or a gay assassin who exclusively targets pirates?
@lightningdemolition19644 жыл бұрын
That's why punctuation matters.
@vitorbalbino80244 жыл бұрын
Yes
@JonasDAtlas4 жыл бұрын
So many questions! I want answers now, dammit.
@ourladypeace34 жыл бұрын
A gay person who pirates (human trafficking) assassins who are bad at their job
@janLilin4 жыл бұрын
All of the above
@Vanda-il9ul2 жыл бұрын
When once Tom appears in a similar ad I will get the thing immediately! (And will laugh for days :)))
@zwojack72853 жыл бұрын
Military grade: Your product is made by the lowest bidder.
@khorneflakes21753 жыл бұрын
I know right, all these marines coming home saying how better equipped the ennemy was.
@盾子様3 жыл бұрын
Yea. The military doesn't look for the highest top tier quality stuff. They just need something that does the job
@trust.worthy3 жыл бұрын
They have top tier weapons and armor but they are weak to hacks and all that
@ZeldagigafanMatthew3 жыл бұрын
It could also mean "millspec", a set of certifications that proves the device in question can stand up to all sorts of punishment.
@Horny_Fruit_Flies3 жыл бұрын
Unless we're talking the American military, which will by a roll of toilet paper for 50 bucks. Not that it's worth 50 bucks, mind you, it's just a way to funnel taxpayer money into private contractors.
@thatunnamedredshirt5 жыл бұрын
KZbin's brilliant algorithm gave me an advertisement for IP Vanish VPN on this video... It made most of the claims the video then immediately debunked. Nice going KZbin.
@Copyright_Infringement5 жыл бұрын
Vanish - 6 letters Title - 6 black blocks
@AnimeSunglasses5 жыл бұрын
Same here, just after the vid.
@apersonontheinternet75955 жыл бұрын
Funny how a VPN service is using google to target certain videos with the words “VPN” in it.
@Saigonas5 жыл бұрын
@@Copyright_Infringement very interesting
@bspringer5 жыл бұрын
@@Copyright_Infringement Title: 3 black blocks
@PromoCraft-rz3vz4 жыл бұрын
I would’ve downloaded that VPN if they had the courage to actually approve Tom’s ad, and I applaud Tom for not affecting the authenticity of this video for money. I say I’d do the same, but I’m not certain.
@elisem44894 жыл бұрын
somehow i feel that was a joke
@MrKamillordo4 жыл бұрын
@@elisem4489 Yes, it obviously was. Just look at that url (/honest) :)
@dnsfsn4 жыл бұрын
@@elisem4489 got to imagine that tom has been offered VPN sponsorships in the past and has turned them down, though.
@SeaCowsBeatLobsters4 жыл бұрын
Same. Would’ve even paid $10 a month
@WlatPziupp2 жыл бұрын
Any company spending as much money as they do convincing people they aren't safe without that product absolutely can not be trusted
@teggyegg2 жыл бұрын
For some reason I feel like buying a ton of flowers.
@trinity68802 жыл бұрын
yup
@zedramer2 жыл бұрын
Had to see if this video was still here ;)
@Schattengewaechs992 жыл бұрын
Huh?
@Certifiable5 жыл бұрын
I can't EXPRESS how this VPN's name is subtly hidden.
@HAL-mv2cw5 жыл бұрын
You are too dangerous to be left alive.
@cFyugThCzvAqYaGmxRgfCKTuvHMEjQ5 жыл бұрын
Skyrim belongs to the nords
@Inseut5 жыл бұрын
Your comment will VANISH.
@scottgreen1325 жыл бұрын
@@HAL-mv2cw mad lad
@malikfaisal4165 жыл бұрын
Glad that there's no SHARK while i'm SURFING
@Flipaclip415 жыл бұрын
Alright tom, I searched the youtube link you put on screen at 2:35 and it gave me the song never gonna give you up. Thanks
@pattheplanter5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, your ISP doesn't know that you have been rickrolled.
@guspolly5 жыл бұрын
I mean of course it is. I think any reasonably well-travelled Internet-citizen should recognize dQw4 on sight nowadays
@Flaxify5 жыл бұрын
@@guspolly dQw4 is engraved into my deepest of memories :D
@douglaskwdofi65015 жыл бұрын
No offense but who doesn't know what that link is?
@janikarkkainen39045 жыл бұрын
Always check the last 3 characters of the KZbin video id. If they are XcQ, you know what's gonna happen. Ahh the old XcQ trick.
@Mirtiin5 жыл бұрын
I got a fearmongering VPN ad before and after this.
@DoctorWhom5 жыл бұрын
Tom did mention large advertising budgets.
@RubyDoobieScoo2 жыл бұрын
"if you're planning an assassination" Alright, I'm sold. What's the best service?
@antonievandermeer345 жыл бұрын
Finally, someone talking about it I really get pissed at VPN ads.
@ty85275 жыл бұрын
The in video VPN ads support many of the youtubers you currently watch. Without them, you wouldn't be able to watch your premium youtubers for free because of the current system.
@GloveSlapnz5 жыл бұрын
@@ty8527 shouldn't mean that you should accept misleading ads. I'm happy that adverts support youtubers and allow them to keep making content for me, but I've never been OK with dubious advertising no matter who it's supporting.
@tobortine5 жыл бұрын
Well said, I'm with you. It's refreshing to see someone who is technically savvy saying what VPNs really can and can't do.
@ty85275 жыл бұрын
@@GloveSlapnz So basically choose between living in a house and no longer having internet, or, just show the ad for 30 seconds and move on. Don't get me wrong, I think it's bad, but you're living in a capitalist world. The only thing that genuinely matters is money. Reputation means nothing. Just look at Chris Brown, or, hell, the President of the US. You could put a baby in a blender and still live a good life if you were paid well enough to do it.
@GloveSlapnz5 жыл бұрын
@@ty8527 you sound like you're living a horrible life. Sorry dude.
@rebel39553 жыл бұрын
Anyone else immediately fill in the blank as ‘Nord’ VPN
@ljh38313 жыл бұрын
Maybe
@cosmicpulse74593 жыл бұрын
or ‘express’ vpn
@mixerfistit55223 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicpulse7459 it definitely felt like more than one syllable so I think you're closer tbh
@MrCheesysmell3 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicpulse7459 defos express vpn
@branban20403 жыл бұрын
i think its surfshark vpn
@tanyacockle64695 жыл бұрын
The VPN commercials everywhere could be considered borderline fearmongering so I appreciate this
@MaxFerney5 жыл бұрын
NordVPN is one I used a while back, and I u installed it, yet it left some remnants that made it so I couldn't connect to my school's website or domains
@squirlmy5 жыл бұрын
I was about to thumbs up, but there's nothing "borderline" about them. VPN ADS ARE FEARMONGERING! There's also a lot of misinformation comparing them to Tor. Tor can be used WITH VPNs. There's no reason to choose between them!
@williamsmith69215 жыл бұрын
@@squirlmy there are even some vpns that have built in tor, like proton
@brainmind40705 жыл бұрын
I use a VPN when browsing adult content to keep the admins of such sites from being able to ascertain my identity through metadata. I have no illusions about the fact it's not entirely impervious to identification by other parties.
@amateurprogrammer255 жыл бұрын
They're not borderline fearmongering, they ARE fearmongering. Plain and unadulterated.
@Chrixiam1998 Жыл бұрын
Who else is here after the most recent video where he got sponsored by NordVPN?
@elyes2703 Жыл бұрын
Me. To be fair, his stance did not change. He only promised geo-location capabilities in the ad.
@BGFutureBG Жыл бұрын
Me too. Had to double check if there was a followup to this but seems like he just gave in
@ThePrimePanther Жыл бұрын
Me
@branch737 Жыл бұрын
@@BGFutureBG gave in?
@Kanbei1111 ай бұрын
@@elyes2703he is also the only one who asks users to check the terms of service of said app